Easton Area High School - Rechauffe Yearbook (Easton, PA)

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football team Easton High School ever put out. In baseball vc did a little better, Crcvcling and Ricgcl representing us on the Varsity. Noticing the need of outside decoration for the building, the two beautiful urns that grace the entrance were purchased by a collection made by the class. It was in the stone age of our career that the Rkchai'FKK was organized and it should be our boast that the Year Book has only moved forward in our time, never backward. The Mandolin Club was also formed and Beadell showed himself to be capable of almost anything in the musical sphere. We still held the record for numbers when we returned for our Sophomore year, coming with 117. Our first Class Officers were elected in the first part of this term the chosen ones being President, Daniel Perry; Vice-President. Miss Rambo; Secretary. Miss Crater; Treasurer. John Rinck. Mr. Perry leaving school later in the year, Raymond Griffith was elected to fill his place. This year saw the first of the two great 'High School shows' that will ever be remembered in this community. Many of the chorus and one. Mr. Perry, of the cast came from our class. The girls' chorus conducted by Miss Rice received our best support, and although it was short lived, unfortunately, as the School Board abolished music in the schools, they rendered several pleasing songs on Arbor Day and 105th Day. This year we had two men, E. Smith and Noll on the Football team and Creveling on the Baseball team, while our banner was ably upheld on the Track by Krantz and Perry. At the close of this term Mr. Griffith, Miss Rambo and Mr. Rinck were reelected while Miss Robinson took the place of Miss Crater as Secretary. During this Summer vacation we had our only lass by death in our existence. Graham Kenlv, one of the brightest boys in the class, and undoubtedly one of the best artists ever in High School, was snatched from our midst in only a few hours. We were dazed as if a thunderbolt had dropped among us from a clear sky. One moment he was living, the next he was gone. Resolutions of respect were adopted and the class wore a band of mourning for thirty days. Coming back with greatly decreased numbers we began the unrolling of the second half of our scroll. The first several months of this year were devoted in the main to falsc-alarm class meetings, but at last our ‘First Junior Class Meeting' was held in Vandcrvcer Hall, on the night of Thanksgiving Day. November 50th, 1905. The Seniors had had their own meetings broken up the year before and consequently were determined to outwit us. but they were out in force every time but the right one. 10

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OW old is the world? The ancients used to think Mother Karth was a little bit older than the legendary flood of Noah. Then as the Bible came into prominence, her birthday went back to the days of the Garden P of Eden. In this enlightened age scientists tell us that the world is now celebrating her 21st millionth birthday. The history of our class does not go back, in fact historians would scarcely call it history, but to us it is a recounting of the happiest times of our lives. As to our future years we can only anticipate what joys await us, but we will always look back with fondest regrets to the career of .naughty-seven'. All through our high school life we never suspected that we were making history, not perhaps that of the world, our turn at that may come later, but it is my duty to show just where 'naughty-seven’ stands in the hall of fame. But as to the post: On September the third, 1903, 165 new arrivals knocked at the gates of knowledge and were admitted, the largest class to that date. So began the unrolling of the scroll of ‘naughty-seven’s’ deeds and virtues. We were small in stature and could not do much in athletics, so we joined the Athletic Association and rooted loyally for the best 9

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The class, selected for colors, old rose and white and the design of the pin was chosen later. The best theatrical performance ever put out by High School talent in this section of the country, was rendered during holiday week this year, and of the thirteen members of the cast, eight of them came from our class. This term also we had the misfortune to lose our president and John Merrill was elected to fill his place. We were well represented in Athletics,having Crcvcling, C. Smith. E. Smith, and Noll on the Football team, and Creveling and Jones on the Baseball team. Our first public appearance on Arbor Day. April 20. was a pronounced success and great things were then predicted for our Senior Year. Nothing more of note happened in the rest of the term except the election of officers for the ensuing year, the favored ones being President, John C. Merrill: Vice-President, Miss Robinson ; Secretary, Miss March ; and Treasurer, Russell E. Jones. We had gone through the Stone Age of our history as I have described, and the Bronze and Iron, and now with but sixty-five of one hundred and forty-three, we returned for the Golden Age. The Golden Age in every manner, in school, social, and athletic affairs. We made a good beginning by very nearly breaking up the Junior's first Class Meeting, and while they held it every Junior ran the gauntlet of our missiles before he got there. On the Football team Bock, Creveling, Duffin, Jones, C. Smith, and E. Smith held up the Senior's part as did Creveling, Jones, C. Smith and E. Smith on the Baseball team. At the close of the Football season a banquet was given to the players by the class and the Athletic Association, at Belfast, on December 14th. Our class was the first to see a systematic conduct of the Scrub team, and it was mainly through the efforts of Mr. Simpson who gave them a banquet at Nazareth, on December 20th. that this was brought about. Members of the second team instead of getting a “Thank You’’ at the end of the season now receive an emblem and recognition by the Athletic Association. Minor but no less pleasing events of the year were McKinley Day and Flag Day. The Athletic Association being in straightened finances, instead of a theatrical performance a bazaar was resorted to, and need I say anything more about it? Who does not know what a grand success it was and how we cleared more money on that than on any of the theatricals ? On 107th Day we kept up to the standard set by our Arbor Day performance and even advanced it. The main room was prettily decorated and all the selections and orations were first class. As no one was technically qualified to be captain of the Track team, we started all over again and elected Ellsworth Krantz, Captain, and Wm. White Manager. It was with difficult that matches were secured but several were arranged, and considering the disadvantages under which they labor they had a very successful season. 11